Haiku Passage

Time never seen stops Not for anyone; Fond memory remembers you ~~~~~~~~~ Memory hurls Familiar images; Recalls the old days ~~~~~~~~~ Sweet baby sleeps Fond happy dreams; Such a miracle ~~~~~~~~~ Looking back Yesterday brought tears; A sad awakening ~~~~~~~~~ Your voice echoes In the stray wind; In your place, tembusu tree ~~~~~~~~~ Just last year The inevitable; Today we reminisce ~~~~~~~~ Swiftly time run away Endings abruptly sad; Resolve honours bold vision ~~~~~~~~~ By Duxton walkway Images of your life; Lessons of history ~~~~~~~~~ Stern to the last Pictures of flashback; Is it one year on? ~~~~~~~~~ Familiar surroundings Old precinct with new glow; Once there was you ~~~~~~~~~ Once a mortal walk Upon these island shores; One to call our own ~~~~~~~~~ Stern and austere Your posture complex; No time for foolish things ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 22 March 2016 Singapore